Lawn broom



W. F. GAUGHAN.

LAWN BRUOM.

APPLICATION FILED [2EC.29, 1921.

1,429,579. PatentedSept. 19, 1922c FIGUEQE 3 iNVENTQFi ATTORNEY epic i159,

insane NELLLATEI P. GAUGHAN, Q1" STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

LA'WN BROOM lawns, gardens etc.

In the draw1ng,- Figure 1 IS a front elevation of the device.

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Referring more particularly to the draw lug, at l I show suitable handle having a pair of braces 23 secured thereto at their center points a and 5, the said braces lying in t e same plane and spaced a distance a pert shown. 3 es 2-3 curve outwardly and downwardly from handle 1, with their outer ends in alignment and secured to a single bar 6. Bar 6 has a plurality of teeth 7 formed thereon and preferably curving slightly in a lateral. direction thereto, the direction of curve of the teeth indicating the front of the device.

The braces 2 and and the bar 6 support ric 8 which fills the spaces between the same.

In using the device, say for removing lea es from a lawn, the device is swung in the direction indicated by the arow with the teeth 7 not'quitc touching the ground. The teeth themselves in passing along the surfaceof the grass collect some of the leaves n front of the device and the air motion by the forward sweep of the -11. broom blows the lighter leaves into in front of it. Using the device in 29, 1921. Serial No. 525,652.

this manner the leaves are not rolled into compact masses as is the case with an ordinary rake, neither do the twigs and leaves 01% up the teeth 7 as they do in a common ra e.

The combined result of the arrangement of teeth and fabric is that all loose material on a lawn may be swept up into a pile in ,much less time thanis possible with any 1 form of rake, and this without in any way injuring the lawn.

The device is also useful in garden work generally, because it may be worked in and around plants and shrubs, the teeth readily removing all loose material close to the ground without plants.

The ease with which the device is used is due, of course, largely to the fact that it is not in contact with the ground, while an ordinary rake requires considerable effort that shortly becomes fatiguing because in each working movement it is dragged over the surface of the ground.

It should also be pointed out that the device herein described may be readily used as a shovel to throw the gathered leaves into large piles.

It is to be understood, of course, that while I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention, changes in form and construction may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim A lawn broom. comprising a handle, sup ports mounted thereon and extending both sides thereof, a bar connecting said sup ports and sheet material mounted on said supports and bar in parallel relation to said handle and substantially filling the spaces between said supports and bar and teeth extending from said bar in substantially the same plane as said sheet material."

WILLIAM P. GAUGHAN.

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